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This edition of this established textbook has been updated by a multi-disciplinary team of experienced contributors. The structure of the book has been refined, while the clinical content has been carefully streamlined in line with the specific requirements of the aviation medicine practitioner and adviser, with new chapters.
This edition of this established textbook has been updated by a multi-disciplinary team of experienced contributors. The structure of the book has been refined, while the clinical content has been carefully streamlined in line with the specific requirements of the aviation medicine practitioner and adviser, with new chapters.
David Gradwell is Emeritus Professor of Aerospace Medicine, King's College London; formerly a consultant in aviation medicine, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's Health Partners and the Royal Air Force Consultant Advisor in aviation medicine. He is Immediate President of the International Academy of Aviation & Space Medicine a Past President of the Aerospace Medical Association.
Elizabeth Wilkinson is a Consultant in Occupational and Aviation medicine and was formerly Head of Health Services at British Airways. She is President of the UK Association of Aviation Medical Examiners and Past President of the International Airline Medical Association.
PART 1: Aviation Physiology and Aircrew Systems
1 The Earth's atmosphere
Ross D. Pollock and Peter D. Hodkinson
2 Cardiovascular physiology
Thomas G. Smith
3 Respiratory physiology
Caroline Jolley
4 Hypoxia and hyperventilation
Joseph K. Britton
5 The principles of altitude protection
Joseph K. Britton
6 Cabin pressurization and personal pressure equipment
Joseph K. Britton
7 Oxygen systems
Joseph K. Britton
8 Long-duration acceleration
Nicholas D.C. Green
9 Short-duration acceleration
Matthew E. Lewis
10 Head injury and protection
Matthew E. Lewis and Ronan Dardis
11 Restraint systems and escape from aircraft
Matthew E. Lewis
12 Human physiology in the thermal environment
Andy S. Weller
13 Thermal stress, protection and survival
Andy S. Weller
14 Vibration: Hand-transmitted and whole-body effects on human health and wellness
Adrienne M. Madison, Matthew T. Ballard, Tamara T. Chambers and Valeta Carol Chancey
15 Physiology of sleep and wakefulness, sleep disorders and the effects on aircrew
J. Lynn Caldwell
16 Optics and vision
Malcolm G.L. Woodcock
17 Spatial orientation and disorientation in flight
Alaistair Bushy and Tracy L. Grimshaw
PART 2: Space Physiology and Medicine
18 Spaceflight environment and biodynamic forces
Michael R. Barratt and Maybritt Kuypers
19 Space adaptation, clinical issues and countermeasures
Michael R. Barratt and Sergi Vaquer Araujo
20 Commercial human space travel
James M. Vanderploeg and Richard T. Jennings
PART 3: Clinical Aviation Medicine
21 Regulation of medical standards
Johanna Jordaan, Michael A. Berry and Darren Ellison
22 Aeromedical risk: A numerical approach
Mark K. Cairns, Michael J.A. Trudgill and Nicholas D.C. Green
23 Cardiovascular disease
Edward D. Nicol and David A. Holdsworth
24 Respiratory disease
Jonathan R. Naylor
25 Gastrointestinal and liver disease
Joanna d'Arcy
26 Kidney disease
Andrew Timperley and Senti Baladurai
27 Metabolic and endocrine disease
David Russell-Jones and Gillian L. Garden
28 Haematological disease
Lucinda Blake
29 Skin disease
Amr Salam and Alys H. Hunter
30 Neurological disease
Damian Jenkins
31 Decompression illness
Desmond M. Connolly and Mark A. Glover
32 Mental health and wellbeing
Paul Cooper, Asha Pook and Robert J. Bor
33 Women's health
Kathryn Hughes
34 Ophthalmic disease
Malcolm G.L. Woodcock
35 Diseases of the ear, nose and throat
David A. Jonathan
36 Orthopaedic conditions
Edward Spurrier and Ronan Dardis
37 Infectious disease and air travel
Matthew G. Adam, David Powell and Ewan J. Hutchison
38 Passenger fitness to fly
Stephen Houston
39 Medication in aircrew
Andrew Timperley
PART 4: Operational Aviation Medicine
40 Pilot selection and training
Robert J. Bor and Jennifer Eaglestone
41 The flight deck and cockpit
D. Helen M. Hoar
42 Human factors in aviation
Roberto De Marino and Stephen R. Jarvis
43 Safety in civil aviation
Nicholas Dann
44 Errors and accidents
Emma Smith and Will Tutton
45 Accident investigation and aviation pathology
Matthew E. Lewis and Michael J.P. Biggs
46 Air traffic control
Rae-Wen Chang
47 Cabin crew health
Justin Flatt
48 Aviation fatigue and relevant fatigue countermeasures
John A. Caldwell
49 Anthropometry and aircrew equipment integration
Matthew E. Lewis
50 In-flight noise and communications
Graham M. Rood and Susan H. James
51 Aircrew and cosmic radiation
Anna Fogtman
52 Motion sickness
John F. Golding
53 Aeromedical evacuation
Geoffrey Tothill and Ian A. Mollan
54 Rotary wing operation by land and sea
Mark S. Adams
55 Remotely piloted aircraft systems
Anthony P. Tvarynanas
56 Aircraft hygiene
Jane-Marie Hawronskyj
Appendix
Index
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2025 |
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Fachbereich: | Einzelne Wirtschaftszweige |
Genre: | Importe, Wirtschaft |
Rubrik: | Recht & Wirtschaft |
Medium: | Buch |
Inhalt: | Einband - fest (Hardcover) |
ISBN-13: | 9780367471620 |
ISBN-10: | 0367471620 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Redaktion: |
Gradwell, David
Wilkinson, Elizabeth |
Auflage: | 6. Auflage |
Hersteller: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 286 x 218 x 45 mm |
Von/Mit: | David Gradwell (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 30.05.2025 |
Gewicht: | 2,59 kg |
David Gradwell is Emeritus Professor of Aerospace Medicine, King's College London; formerly a consultant in aviation medicine, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's Health Partners and the Royal Air Force Consultant Advisor in aviation medicine. He is Immediate President of the International Academy of Aviation & Space Medicine a Past President of the Aerospace Medical Association.
Elizabeth Wilkinson is a Consultant in Occupational and Aviation medicine and was formerly Head of Health Services at British Airways. She is President of the UK Association of Aviation Medical Examiners and Past President of the International Airline Medical Association.
PART 1: Aviation Physiology and Aircrew Systems
1 The Earth's atmosphere
Ross D. Pollock and Peter D. Hodkinson
2 Cardiovascular physiology
Thomas G. Smith
3 Respiratory physiology
Caroline Jolley
4 Hypoxia and hyperventilation
Joseph K. Britton
5 The principles of altitude protection
Joseph K. Britton
6 Cabin pressurization and personal pressure equipment
Joseph K. Britton
7 Oxygen systems
Joseph K. Britton
8 Long-duration acceleration
Nicholas D.C. Green
9 Short-duration acceleration
Matthew E. Lewis
10 Head injury and protection
Matthew E. Lewis and Ronan Dardis
11 Restraint systems and escape from aircraft
Matthew E. Lewis
12 Human physiology in the thermal environment
Andy S. Weller
13 Thermal stress, protection and survival
Andy S. Weller
14 Vibration: Hand-transmitted and whole-body effects on human health and wellness
Adrienne M. Madison, Matthew T. Ballard, Tamara T. Chambers and Valeta Carol Chancey
15 Physiology of sleep and wakefulness, sleep disorders and the effects on aircrew
J. Lynn Caldwell
16 Optics and vision
Malcolm G.L. Woodcock
17 Spatial orientation and disorientation in flight
Alaistair Bushy and Tracy L. Grimshaw
PART 2: Space Physiology and Medicine
18 Spaceflight environment and biodynamic forces
Michael R. Barratt and Maybritt Kuypers
19 Space adaptation, clinical issues and countermeasures
Michael R. Barratt and Sergi Vaquer Araujo
20 Commercial human space travel
James M. Vanderploeg and Richard T. Jennings
PART 3: Clinical Aviation Medicine
21 Regulation of medical standards
Johanna Jordaan, Michael A. Berry and Darren Ellison
22 Aeromedical risk: A numerical approach
Mark K. Cairns, Michael J.A. Trudgill and Nicholas D.C. Green
23 Cardiovascular disease
Edward D. Nicol and David A. Holdsworth
24 Respiratory disease
Jonathan R. Naylor
25 Gastrointestinal and liver disease
Joanna d'Arcy
26 Kidney disease
Andrew Timperley and Senti Baladurai
27 Metabolic and endocrine disease
David Russell-Jones and Gillian L. Garden
28 Haematological disease
Lucinda Blake
29 Skin disease
Amr Salam and Alys H. Hunter
30 Neurological disease
Damian Jenkins
31 Decompression illness
Desmond M. Connolly and Mark A. Glover
32 Mental health and wellbeing
Paul Cooper, Asha Pook and Robert J. Bor
33 Women's health
Kathryn Hughes
34 Ophthalmic disease
Malcolm G.L. Woodcock
35 Diseases of the ear, nose and throat
David A. Jonathan
36 Orthopaedic conditions
Edward Spurrier and Ronan Dardis
37 Infectious disease and air travel
Matthew G. Adam, David Powell and Ewan J. Hutchison
38 Passenger fitness to fly
Stephen Houston
39 Medication in aircrew
Andrew Timperley
PART 4: Operational Aviation Medicine
40 Pilot selection and training
Robert J. Bor and Jennifer Eaglestone
41 The flight deck and cockpit
D. Helen M. Hoar
42 Human factors in aviation
Roberto De Marino and Stephen R. Jarvis
43 Safety in civil aviation
Nicholas Dann
44 Errors and accidents
Emma Smith and Will Tutton
45 Accident investigation and aviation pathology
Matthew E. Lewis and Michael J.P. Biggs
46 Air traffic control
Rae-Wen Chang
47 Cabin crew health
Justin Flatt
48 Aviation fatigue and relevant fatigue countermeasures
John A. Caldwell
49 Anthropometry and aircrew equipment integration
Matthew E. Lewis
50 In-flight noise and communications
Graham M. Rood and Susan H. James
51 Aircrew and cosmic radiation
Anna Fogtman
52 Motion sickness
John F. Golding
53 Aeromedical evacuation
Geoffrey Tothill and Ian A. Mollan
54 Rotary wing operation by land and sea
Mark S. Adams
55 Remotely piloted aircraft systems
Anthony P. Tvarynanas
56 Aircraft hygiene
Jane-Marie Hawronskyj
Appendix
Index
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2025 |
---|---|
Fachbereich: | Einzelne Wirtschaftszweige |
Genre: | Importe, Wirtschaft |
Rubrik: | Recht & Wirtschaft |
Medium: | Buch |
Inhalt: | Einband - fest (Hardcover) |
ISBN-13: | 9780367471620 |
ISBN-10: | 0367471620 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Redaktion: |
Gradwell, David
Wilkinson, Elizabeth |
Auflage: | 6. Auflage |
Hersteller: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 286 x 218 x 45 mm |
Von/Mit: | David Gradwell (u. a.) |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 30.05.2025 |
Gewicht: | 2,59 kg |